Beijing Guoan celebrates a goal.
The Chinese Super League started its 27th round of matches on November 25th with the fierce competition for the Qatar World Cup. Beijing Guoan, visiting Jinjiang, beat Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 to win the "Beijing-Shanghai Battle".
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Beijing Guoan lost 0-2 to Shanghai Shenhua in the first round of the season "Beijing-Shanghai battle" Stanley is very clear about the significance of the second round of the fight against Shenhua, he said before the match, "It is always exciting to play an important game with a real opponent, Shenhua is a different opponent, for our team! For our team, the Beijing-Shanghai match has a different meaning." To this end, the Guoan team has made thorough preparations, planning for various factors such as weather and venue.
Returning from suspension, Ji Zhongguo is back in the starting lineup. Bai Yang replaces Yu Dabao, who was suspended last time out. Adebenelo returned to the front line to partner Zhang Yuning. In this battle, Beijing Guoan welcomed Wu Jingui's team with their strongest lineup. However, the heavy rain in Jinjiang still seemed to make Guoan's team uncomfortable at the start of the match. Shanghai Shenhua took the lead in the seventh minute with a goal from Wang Yi.
As the rain subsided, Guoan took control of the game, equalizing in the 54th minute with a goal from Zhang Xizhe. It wasn't just an equalizing goal for Guoan's No. 10 - after the goal, he scored 58 goals for Guoan in all competitions and tied with Bakambu for first place in the team's history. He also became the first player in the team's history to score in 50 league games.
After both sides returned to the same starting line, Guoan's offense prospered even more. In the 76th minute, Zhang Yuning completed another city turnaround for his team.The 2-1 win over their old rivals gave Guoan 49 points, temporarily moving them to fourth place in the table. However, Stanley didn't want to worry too much about the standings, "It's important to keep the winning rhythm going all the time, and winning every game we face is the most realistic goal."
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Stanley's risky tactics won the day.
In his opinion, this is why the team failed to equalize in the first half because of Stanley's expectations, "I didn't expect the opponent to score so quickly. After taking the lead, it was easier for the opponents to contract their defense and could comfortably counterattack defensively, so it was difficult for us to find space in the first half."
During the halftime break, the Guoan coach emphasized to his disciples that they controlled two penalty kicks in the opponent's half and executed the tactical arrangements well. Facing Shenhua, who did not make timely tactical adjustments, Stanley asked his players to continue to put pressure on the opposing defense within the premise of the formation because "we have to adopt some risky strategies".
The 2-1 win was a satisfying result for the whole team, with Stanley particularly praising his team's performance throughout the stages of going behind, equalizing and turning the game around, "It was like having a knife in the neck for those 90 minutes - we pressed up front many times and there was a lot of space at the back, but in these dangerous situations the The team played a good 90 minutes, including the substitutes, and I would give high praise to all the players today."
